West Routt Library District

First Horse provides all the information that a first-time horse owner needs to make the transition to horse ownership and to learn the basics of good horsemanship and animal husbandry. It answers questions such as Who can help you find a horse? Where will you keep your horse? How do you test-ride a prospect? What do you want in a horse, and what price are you willing to pay? With this well-illustrated guide, new horse owners can acquire the basic...

This guide to horsemanship provides advice on the specialist kit required, covering the complete range of riding equipment. It covers both basic and advanced riding techniques, individual pursuits and teamsports such as jumping sports, endurance riding and polo.

Helps the new horseperson become knowledgeable about keeping and caring for horses. Encourages a cooperative, respectful relationship between horse and human, and promotes safety in all aspects of horsemanship.

Follows a young rider as she learns the fundamentals of horsemanship including posting, dismounting, and grooming.

Introduces routines for handling and caring for a pony or horse, providing step-by-step instructions and discussing safety, responsibility, horse clubs, and other community activities.

Horse training is more than just following how-to recipes. It involves understanding what you can do to get a horse to perform a particular way, then how to get him to perform that way consistently.

When Sarah's grandfather gives her a beautiful horse named Boo--hoping that one day she'll follow in his footsteps to join an elite French riding school, away from their gritty London neighborhood--she quietly trains in city's parks and alleys. But then her grandfather falls ill, and Sarah must juggle horsemanship with school and hospital visits. Natasha, a young lawyer, is reeling after her failed marriage: her professional judgment is being questioned,...

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the different horse breeds, healthy horse care, and stable lore.